Studfarm Zangersheide, in short ‘Zangersheide’, has been a household name in equestrian sports for decades. The stud farm was founded in Lanaken (Belgium) by Léon Melchior and today it houses one of the largest stallion stations in the world, a renowned sports stable, an auction house for foals, embryos and young horses and it organises a host of annual events in equestrian sports, such as the ‘FEI  WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship for Young Horses’ and ‘The Zangersheide International’. But at the same time Zangersheide is also the home base of Studbook Zangersheide vzw. The Studbook was established in 1992 with the aim of giving breeders of showjumper horses the opportunity to follow their passion and breed the best showjumpers in the world without feeling the restriction of national borders. Anno 2025 Studbook Zangersheide has bloomed into one of the largest studbooks worldwide and every year more than 10,000 foals are registered. The Zangersheide horses, recognisable by the ‘Z‘ behind their names, can be spotted in the highest echelons of the sport all over the world and win medals at the most prominent championships and the Olympic Games.